Khaite and Yagi Tsusho Form Joint Venture for Japan

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LAND OF THE RISING SUN: Khaite is headed to Japan. The New York decorator marque has teamed with Yagi Tsusho Ltd. to signifier Khaite Japan Corp., a associated task that marks the opening of a semipermanent strategical partnership.

Yagi Tsusho volition formally motorboat Khaite successful the Japanese marketplace for the autumn play adjacent year.

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“Japan represents some a pivotal and earthy progression for Khaite,” said Brigitte Kleine, main enforcement serviceman of the company. “In Yagi Tsusho, we person recovered a spouse whose heritage, expertise, and heavy relationships wrong the Japanese marketplace align seamlessly with our committedness to unsocial storytelling, craftsmanship and quality.”

Yagi Tsusho, who founded the Japanese institution successful 1946, called Khaite “one of the astir promising manner brands.”

Yagi Tsusho started disconnected successful Osaka and Tokyo, but has built a planetary beingness with offices successful the U.S., Europe and Asia. It besides has a associated task with Moncler and owns the European manner marque Mackintosh. Through the associated venture, Yagi Tsusho volition usage its section operational expertise and relationships to present Khaite successful cardinal retail and integer channels successful Japan.

Creative manager Catherine Holstein founded Khaite successful 2016 and rapidly carved retired a niche — gaining designation with luxe shoppers, arsenic good arsenic awards and investment.

Holstein won the CFDA’s American Womenswear Designer of the Year grant successful some 2022 and 2023.

In 2023, Khaite sold a involvement to New York maturation equity steadfast Stripes, wherever Kleine — who helped instrumentality Tory Burch from 1 store to $1.2 cardinal successful income arsenic president — is an operating partner.

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